Chapter 1441 The dispute between Fan Xian and Guo Baokun reminds Si Lili
"Fan Xian?"
Zhou Chen pretended to be surprised and said: "I have heard about the illegitimate son that Uncle Si Nan raised in his hometown, but I am a little surprised. Your Majesty really trusts the Fan family. I have already taken control of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and now I am planning to let Fan Xian
Marrying the princess and then taking over the inner treasury means handing over both the national treasury and the inner treasury to the Fan family."
"Haha, those who didn't know, thought Fan Xian was His Majesty's illegitimate son."
"Ahem."
The second prince was startled by what Zhou Chen said, his eyes widened, and he was stunned for a while before he spoke.
"The Duke is really quick to talk."
Zhou Chen smiled and said: "Your Highness, don't be offended, I'm just expressing my doubts."
The second prince said: "I understand, I understand. In fact, I also find it very incomprehensible. I can understand that Your Majesty values ​​the Fan family, but why would you value an illegitimate child so much? I have never heard of putting the national treasury and the internal treasury into the hands of one family at the same time.
, I’m afraid it’s not just me and the Duke who find it strange, there are many people in the court who are as confused as us.”
This is true. Except for a few people who know the truth, no one in the whole court can understand what Emperor Qing did.
What qualifications does an illegitimate son who is not even qualified to enter the ancestral temple have to marry the princess, and what qualifications does he have to control the inner treasury?
To be honest, it is really ridiculous that this kind of thing would happen without knowing the actual situation.
"Your Highness is very interested in this Fan Xian?"
"I am somewhat interested. After all, I am Wan'er's cousin. I have watched Wan'er grow up. Of course I want to know what this Fan Xian is like."
The second prince pretended to be calm. Of course he was interested. Those who were interested wanted to kill Fan Xian.
Watching the second prince's performance, Zhou Chen found it very interesting.
Among the royal family of the Qing Kingdom, except for the eldest prince, the rest are all actors, and each one is better than the other.
After a while, there was suddenly some noise outside. Xie Bi'an, who was guarding outside, walked in again. This time the second prince did not avoid Zhou Chen.
"Bian, Duke Zhou is not an outsider, just tell him directly."
Xie Bi'an then said: "Yes, Your Highness, something happened outside. Guo Baokun, the son of Guo Youzhi, the Minister of Rites, had a conflict with Fan Sizhe of the Fan family. They started fighting. Fan Xian also participated and beat up Guo Baokun's nurse. Look.
His true energy and martial arts should not be weak."
"Guo Baokun and Fan Xian got into a fight? If I remember correctly, Guo Baokun is the prince's man, right?"
The second prince became interested. Although he had been sending people to keep an eye on Fan Xian's whereabouts, he hadn't made contact with him yet and didn't know his temperament, so he wasn't ready to take action so quickly.
Unexpectedly, there was no response from his side, but the prince took action first and sent Guo Baokun to find Fan Xian's trouble.
His eyes flashed, and he suddenly asked Zhou Chen: "I wonder if Duke Zhou is interested in going out to see the excitement?"
Zhou Chen did not refuse and nodded: "I'm almost done drinking, so I might as well go out and watch the excitement."
"please."
Zhou Chen and the second prince stood up together, walked out of the private room, and walked towards the corridor facing the street on the second floor.
At this time, there were still two people standing in the corridor, namely Fan Ruoruo and Teng Zijing who was following Fan Xian. They were looking concernedly at Fan Xian who was having a conflict with Guo Baokun below.
Suddenly they heard someone coming, their expressions changed and they turned to look.
When the two princes saw the second prince, their expressions suddenly changed and they became very nervous.
Naturally, the second prince also saw them. He didn't know Teng Zijing, but he knew Fan Ruoruo, and smiled at her.
"Miss Fan."
"See His Highness the Second Prince."
Fan Ruoruo hurriedly saluted, and Teng Zijing also hurriedly lowered his head and saluted.
Zhou Chen ignored them and walked straight to the corridor. From a high position, he saw Fan Xian, Guo Baokun and others arguing below.
The second prince didn't say anything to Fan Ruoruo. He walked to Zhou Chen's side and looked down with interest.
"The one who quarreled with Guo Baokun was Fan Xian."
Zhou Chen smiled slightly and said, "So he is Fan Xian."
Now the second prince was surprised: "Duke Zhou has seen Fan Xian?"
"We met once. When I left Kyoto, I passed by Fan Mansion in Danzhou and saw a young man sitting in front of Fan Mansion. It was him. It turned out that he was Fan Xian."
"And this? That's such a coincidence."
The second prince was even more surprised. He also knew about Zhou Chen's departure from Kyoto, but he didn't expect that Zhou Chen would actually meet Fan Xian in Danzhou.
"It's a bit of a coincidence."
Listening to the conversation between Zhou Chen and the second prince as if no one was watching, Fan Ruoruo and Teng Zijing were shocked.
Originally, they were wondering why the second prince was so polite to Zhou Chen. The second prince's address made them understand the reason.
Duke Zhou!
In Kyoto, there is only one person who can be called Duke of Zhou and be so respected by the second prince.
Grand Master, Zhen Guo Gong, Zhou Chen!
Although not many people in Kyoto have met Zhou Chen, this name is very familiar to everyone. The tragedy a few months ago was the biggest case in Kyoto in recent years.
Disaster.
Compared to the second prince, Zhou Chen, the Grand Master, shocked them even more.
Teng Zijing was so scared that he wanted to turn around and run away, but Fan Ruoruo was still here. He couldn't leave Fan Ruoruo alone and run away. Fortunately, neither the second prince nor Zhou Chen took them seriously.
Just looking at the excitement below.
Fan Ruoruo was the daughter of a famous family after all. After guessing Zhou Chen's identity, she did not avoid him. Instead, she saluted to Zhou Chen gracefully.
"Fan Ruoruo of Fan Mansion has met Duke Zhen Guo."
Zhou Chen turned to look at her and said softly: "Miss Ruoruo, there is no need to be polite. I have heard about the most talented woman in Kyoto."
But that's it, there's not much more to say.
The quarrel below did not last long. Suddenly, Li Hongcheng, the crown prince of Prince Jing, appeared, interrupted the dispute between the two parties, and invited them to attend the poetry gathering he held tomorrow.
"I heard that Prince Jing has a very good personal relationship with His Highness?" Zhou Chen suddenly asked the second prince.
The second prince smiled and replied: "Hongcheng and I are relatively close to each other. We have a very good relationship. I wonder if Duke Zhou is interested in the Poetry Society? If so, let's go to Hongcheng's mansion tomorrow to see the talented men and women of our Qing Dynasty.
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Zhou Chen chuckled and said, "I'm just a rough person. I won't join in the fun of a poetry gathering like this for literati and elegant people."
"Duke Zhou is so humble. With your knowledge, if you take part in the imperial examination, you will definitely be the number one scholar."
"Your Highness is so complimentary. It's almost time today. Thank you for your hospitality. I have something to do at home, so I will go back first."
Zhou Chen said goodbye, and the second prince immediately persuaded him to stay, but Zhou Chen insisted on leaving, and in the end he could only say goodbye with regret.
After Zhou Chen and the second prince left, Fan Ruoruo and Teng Zijing relaxed. Especially Teng Zijing, the clothes on his back were soaked and he was frightened.
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After solving the trouble, Fan Xian and Fan Sizhe returned upstairs. After going upstairs, they saw that Fan Ruoruo and Teng Zijing were not in a good state, and Fan Xian suddenly felt nervous.
"Ruoruo, Teng Zijing, what's wrong with you?"
Fan Ruoruo said: "Brother, we just met the second prince and Duke Zhen."
Fan Xian was immediately happy: "Oh, what a coincidence. I just went out for a meal and met so many important people. However, I have heard of the second prince, but who is the Duke of Zhenguo?"
"Shh, shh!"
Teng Zijing rushed over and covered Fan Xian's mouth, shouting excitedly: "Keep your voice down, keep your voice down."
Fan Xian pulled his hand away, pouted twice, and said dissatisfied: "Just keep talking, why did you move your hands? I didn't shout loudly, why are you nervous? Doesn't the Duke of Zhen have any taboos?"
?More powerful than the second prince?"
Teng Zijing said anxiously: "Of course Duke Zhen is more powerful than the second prince."
"Ah, is the Duke more powerful than the prince?"
To be continued...